It's not a very big city.

Say it's a city...... It's just a city in the name, and it's not much bigger than the previous station. And there are not many residents, even less than Jintong Township, where craftsmen gather, and it seems to be more expansive. It took them about a day and a half to get here.

Two days will be the Dragon Boat Festival. In this small town, the atmosphere of festivals can also be seen everywhere. Mugwort leaves and calamus are hung in front of every house, and chess pieces selling realgar wine are hung at the door of a few stores. They led their horses and walked slowly down the road. There are guys from the store who greet them at the door, how much does it cost to eat and give a red oil duck egg, Shanhai saw that Dai Luan was always staring at the guy, and went in.

They inquired about the nearby inn with the men, and during the meal, they discussed the plan. You'll have to tell your bearings again to see if they're offset.

After the meal, the three continued to walk south. The guy said that the inn here is more out of the way, in the south near the suburbs. It's not big, it's a post station at best. It doesn't matter, you just have to rest.

The center of the city is still very noisy, with red ribbons hanging on the streets and alleys, looking festive, and the temple fair of the Dragon Boat Festival. They stopped and went, and each of the two girls bought a colorful bracelet and put it on their right wrist. There is a small river running through the city, and there are many teams rehearsing for the dragon boat race the day after tomorrow, and a group of people gather around to watch the excitement.

They can't squeeze in, but there are goldfish on the side, and those caught can be released into the river next to them on the spot, and they will accumulate virtue. Shanhai thought it was funny. First, the goldfish was obviously not a resident of the river, and second, the waters must have been covered with fine nets, so they could be collected in the middle of the night and sold the next day. What's more, such a temporary accumulation of virtue is just a psychological comfort, which is not interesting. Fortunately, Mu Wan understood this truth, and Dai Luan was not interested, so she took a look and left.

Sometimes Shanhai doesn't quite know whether Luan is cold by nature to the things that such girls like, or more mature than her peers - but sometimes she seems to be quite naïve. That's it, it's not a bad thing.

The weather was a little quieter, and some shops lit lanterns one after another. They walked through the temple fair, and suddenly it was much more deserted, and when they turned around, there were dots of golden red light behind them, as if they had just woken up from a dream, in a trance, and there was no real feeling.

After walking a little further, it seems that there is still no shadow of the post station. There is a relatively large mansion on the side, which is larger than the Lin family, but much smaller than the Qi family. This is a back door of the house, and the street at the door is stacked with large and small tables and chairs, neatly stacked. There were also some cabinets, boxes, and so on, and a few of the housekeepers were covering them with cloths, as if they were about to call a day and go back.

Shanhai got off his horse and went to inquire how far the post station was.

"It's still a little far, and when you get there, it's already the second watch."

“…… Well, that's no way around it. By the way, what are you? ”

"If you want to move, you need to vacate all the big items first. The old lady said that she would finish moving on the Dragon Boat Festival. ”

"Dragon Boat Festival?"

Shanhai roughly calculated in his mind, and it was not that it was not inappropriate to move on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, but it was just ...... Where do you usually pick this day to move out? The five poisons are out, and people are reunited at home, what happened here?

"Isn't it...... Looks like you're a Taoist? Oh, you can wait, I'll go back and report it...... Don't worry, I'll be back right away! ”

The man suddenly put down his work and hurried back to the house. Before entering, he turned around and waved at them, as if he was afraid that they would run away. The rest of the family members were quite polite, busy with their hands, and nodded at them.

"I said, let's go, I don't know how far it will go. Aren't you going to be nosy again? ”

Mu Wan hugged his arms on the horse, and had a headache.

“…… Let's hear what to say first. ”

Dai Luan jumped off the horse at some point and quietly touched the tables and chairs that looked very expensive. There are also scattered tree stumps and small objects in the vicinity. After a while, she got bored again, sat down on one of the stumps, and rested with her face propped up.

It gets dark very quickly. They felt like they hadn't been standing for long, and the surroundings had completely darkened. At this time, there was a bright fire in the courtyard, and it seemed that the family members had lit the lamp. There was still some noise in the courtyard, and the sound was getting closer and closer, as if many people were coming. Sure enough, a gray-haired old woman walked out of the door anxiously, almost stumbling, startling the family and the mountains and seas. Immediately following the door, there was a man who was not yet middle-aged, and a woman who was showing off her flowers. From afar, they could smell the aroma of fat powder on the woman's body.

"This Dao Chief, please come in, please come in!"

The old lady looked excited. Shanhai was confused, and looked back at Mu Wan blankly. Before Mu Wan could speak, the family who had just gone back to report the news led her horse very brightly and wanted to go to the door.

"Wait, that's rude......" the old lady muttered, "come on, go prepare a sedan chair, and pick up a few distinguished guests from the main entrance!" ”

"No, no, no—" Shan Hai waved his hand repeatedly, "it's not necessary, it's good here, let's—go by ourselves...... Ah Luan! ”

Mu Wan wiped his face in disappointment, vaguely feeling that this person had been tricked.

Dai Luan's ass was still hot, and she reluctantly stood up. Turn your head and pat the picture on your pants. At this moment, she was startled—she found that on the stake where she was sitting just now, the twisted and strange growth rings were twisted, showing very hideous lines, and she looked strange in her heart.

"Shanhai, look at this-"

Halfway through the words, the two men were half-invited and half-pulled, and coaxed into the door. She hurried over and was almost locked out.

When they entered the mansion, they vaguely felt a little strange. Although there are not many people in this city, it stands to reason that there should be a lot of domestic servants in such a large courtyard. It's just that the busy family here looks like they have just a few familiar faces. Relatively speaking, this courtyard seems to be really empty...... It's hard to say, many of the houses are newly built and don't look like they're a few years old. Maybe it's just expanded the house, it seems big, and there isn't so much money to hire people.

But...... If you haven't lived there for a few years, why move out so early?

At noon, in order to make up the money for sending duck eggs, these people are actually a little supportive, and they haven't digested it yet. Who knows, the old lady beckoned the cook to make a table full of delicacies, one after the other. The couple also beckoned them to eat hard, let go of eating, and eat politely. To be honest, they didn't want to be polite, they just touched their stomachs, and they really had more than enough heart but not enough strength.

At the dinner table, the old lady finally solved their doubts.

It turned out that their family's surname was Baigu, and their ancestors were originally on an errand in the court, but they were framed by traitors and fell down. The Kashiwagu family, which was still prosperous at the beginning, had to move to such a small place, carefully spending their ancestral assets to barely survive. As for why you want to move out, the reason is quite simple.

"There's a ghost in the yard asking for your life!"

The old lady said tremblingly.

"That's right, every night, there are strange noises in the house, which scare people to death."

Kashiwaku's wife complained coquettishly in her husband's arms, and Young Master Kashiwaya nodded again and again.

"We went to the monastery in the city to worship, and we also went to the Taoist temple to invite people, but nothing came well. In the end, even they were too scared to come back. Those stinky Taoist priests knew they were cheating money," Bai Gu said, "Ah, I'm not talking about you." ”

"No problem. What happened? ”

"In this room, it's always creaking. First the bowls, then the tables and chairs, then the pillars, then the beams, and the whole room creaked and trembled......"

The mountains and seas have a number in their hearts.

"Then, I'll take the compass to see it now."

He was just about to get up, but Kashiwaku's wife immediately got up and held him down. The old lady also hurriedly said, "Don't worry, please stay longer." Staying in the guest to accumulate virtue, and then you can keep the Taoist chief, and you can also use yang energy to deter that powerful ghost! ”

"It's not a ghost, it's just a ......"

"Mom is right," Bai Gu's wife hurriedly refilled his tea, "Please stay a few more days, with you here, you are not afraid of the demons and monsters coming to harm people." ”

Seeing that the woman winked at Rin Daochang, and the others were so enthusiastic about him, Mu Wan and Dai Luan felt that they had been forgotten by the whole world, and the two of them just silently stuffed something into their mouths, as if venting their anger, thinking about recovering the cost of their delayed time.

The family vacated two empty rooms in the old house for them. Originally, the larger room was clearly indicated for Shanhai, but it was said that it was too crowded, and he was bombarded by the girls to the small house. In the small room, candles were lit, divination plates were drawn, and he used the broken judge's pen to do divination. The direction is correct, still pointing south, slightly west. It seems that there is a further downstream.

"Shanhai, what do you think?"

Dai Luan stared blankly at the flames on the table, resting her chin on the table, lazily fiddling with the pen with one hand. Shanhai burned the paper and replied:

"It sounds like a home song. Generally, it's the little demon who calls the house to make trouble. But this is not a foregone conclusion, and tomorrow we will carefully observe it in the courtyard. ”

Mu Wan sat on the edge of the bed and sighed.

"Well, I know you're kind. But don't you think this matter is a little strange? ”

"Why are you always suspicious?"

"Don't think I'm in trouble. Why are they so sure they're ghosts? It sounds like you've done something wrong, and you're afraid of a ghost knocking on your door. Speaking of which, the family is really biased. ”

"If you say that you also know the way of yin and yang, they will not treat you so much."

"I don't want to say, who is used to it? Your mess aunt doesn't serve. ”

"Be good, don't serve ......"

The pen almost fell to the ground, and before Dai Luan could react, Shanhai stretched out his hand to catch it and put it in the bag. She was also a little tired, took a deep breath, and exhaled again.

"Mountains and seas...... I still don't get it. They also said that they want to take advantage of the yang energy to shelter and avoid ghosts and ghosts, so as to be auspicious. It's just that I saw you at that time...... Doesn't look good? ”

"Yes, you noticed" Shan Hai was a little surprised, "things are about to be emptied, I will block it again, some of them can't be justified." But...... I really wouldn't recommend moving at that time. ”

"Why?" Mu Wan jumped off the bed, "Didn't you say that the Dragon Boat Festival is the heaviest time of the year?" Moving now, it's indeed ......"

"This is wrong" Shanhai interrupted her, "Do you know that the Dragon Boat Festival hangs mugwort leaves, hangs calamus, what does it mean?" ”

"Naturally, it is to ward off the plague and drive away evil spirits...... Ah, wait, you mean ......"

"Isn't that poisoning yourself?" Shanhai shook the sleepy Dai Luan awake, "You also wake up, go and soak your sword in the iris water all night." Soak before you go to sleep, don't be lazy. ”

“…… Oh! ”